Insecticide package



Och 0- F. w. SENN EWALD INSECTICIDE PACKAGE Filed Oct. 9, 1939 Patented Oct. 29, 1940 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

My invention has relation to improvements in packages primarily for containing insecticides composed of a glutinous mass, and it consists of the novel features of construction more fully set forth in the specification and pointed out in the claims.

While the invention is primarily designed for the purpose of containing insecticides in paste form, obviously it may be used for other substances of a glutinous consistency ordinarily difficult to handle.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a package for the insecticide that will be light in weight and of negligible cost so that the insecticide may be distributed in localities desired without removal from the package.

This object, as well as others inherent in the invention, will be better apparent from a detailed description thereof in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a top plan of my improved package; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section therethrough taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3

is a partial cross-section through the package taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1; and Fig. 4 is a section similar to Fig. 2 showing a modified form of my invention.

Referring to the drawing, I represents a corrugated paper board having a rectangular opening ll cut through the center thereof in which is inserted a shallow metallic container 2. The upper edge a of the container is preferably flush with the top surface s of the board I, and the bottom b of said container is flush with the bottom surface s of the board I. The container is securely held in place within the board by a sheet 3 of paper or equivalent material which covers the top of the board and overlies the marginal edge a of container 2 and extends around the ends 4, 4 of the board and across the bottom surface s' thereof.

The container 2 is filled with the substance 5 (in the present instance insecticide paste) that is to be packed, and over the top thereof is disposed a sheet 6 of transparent material such as Cellophane or the equivalent. As shown in Fig. 1 this sheet preferably overlaps the margins of the container 2 and is glued to the sheet 3 at the top of the container.

While it has not been indicated in the drawing, the comparatively large exposed surface of the top of the package will contain the necessary legend and other descriptive matter indicating what the material is that is contained in the package.

In Fig. 4 I show a modified form of the invention in which the metallic container 2 is dispensed with and the enclosing sheet 3 forms the bottom of the well 0' for holding the insecticide paste 5. In this modification I also show the well completely filled with the paste so that the transparent covering sheet 6 will adhere to the paste 5 and, if desired, additional adhesive for the sheet 6' may be dispensed with.

From the foregoing it is apparent that in using insecticide paste packed in my improved package, the user need merely peel off the transparent covering sheet 6 and place the entire package in whatever localities it is desired. This of course dispenses with the messy job of spreading the paste on separate platters for distribution throughout infested areas. 1

Having described my invention, I claim:

1. A package for glutinous substances comprising a board having an opening therethrough, a thin sheet of suitable material disposed over the bottom of the board to form a bottom for said opening and. thereby form a well to receive the substance, and a covering sheet disposed over the well and caused to adhere to the upper surface of the board.

2. A package for glutinous substances comprising a board having an opening therethrough, a covering sheet over the bottom surface of the board to form with said opening a well to receive the substance, and a top covering sheet in adhering relation with said substance, said top covering sheet being readily removable to expose the substance in the well.

FERDINAND W. SENNEWALD. 

